Coimbra Surname

7,283rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Coimbra Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name of a city of the same name in Portugal.

Coimbra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil35,0281:6,112437
Angola16,9581:1,592287
Mozambique9,2701:2,941699
Portugal8,1621:1,276203
Bolivia6,2991:1,685326
Uruguay4001:8,579958
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Argentina3071:139,22911,800
Spain3061:152,78411,245
France2611:254,49339,305
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Canada811:454,88439,362
England651:857,20145,134
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
Cape Verde411:12,918454
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
East Timor361:33,776107
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Macau21:300,8151,009
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Coímbra (2) & Coïmbra (1) are calculated separately.

Coimbra (1,357) may also be a first name.

Coimbra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the name of a city of the same name in Portugal.

- pdrlrn

Coimbra Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coimbra Come From? nationality or country of origin

Coimbra has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms: Coímbra or Coïmbra. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coimbra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,283rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 93,569 people. Coimbra occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Coimbra reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 212,886th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,357 people.

The last name Coimbra is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 35,028 people, or 1 in 6,112. In Brazil Coimbra is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 21 percent reside, São Paulo, where 17 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 22 percent reside and Mozambique, where 12 percent reside.

Coimbra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coimbra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Coimbra surname increased 32,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coimbra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coimbra surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coimbra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,755 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.23% more than the national average, earning R 447,312 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $40,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coímbra952/
Coïmbra951/
Coimbras93114/
Coimnbra931/
Coimmbra931/
Coimbrra931/
Coimbraa931/
Ccoimbra931/
Combra9251/
Cimbra9233/
Ciambra86429/
Cuimbra86217/
Combras86217/
Coimbre8660/
Combray8639/
Caimbra8638/
Coinbra8634/
Coimbri867/
Coimbro866/
Cimbrea863/
Coymbra863/
Coumbra863/
Ciombra862/
Coembra861/
Koimbra861/
Combreau80109/
Combreas8059/
Ciombras805/
Coimbrão804/
Casimbra801/
Combraia801/
Cambra776,091/
Zombra773,825/
Kombra77524/
Combre77310/
Cimbro77255/
Zimbra77105/
Cimbri7765/
Cimbră7737/
Kimbra7735/
Cymbra7715/
Conbra777/
Combri774/
Combry773/
Cimbre773/
Combro772/
Caimbraia751/
Combrault751/
Cambray713,243/
Combres71728/
Combret71688/
Cambrea71428/
Cambrai71232/
Zimbrea71202/
Caimbre71143/
Cambras71120/
Chambra7165/
Combrie7160/
Combrou7157/
Combris7128/
Kombrza7126/
Chembra7126/
Kombrai7117/
Ciambro7117/
Ziembra7117/
Quimbra7110/
Koumbra717/
Caimbro716/
Cambréa714/
Zoumbra714/
Chombre712/
Coombre712/
Kombraj711/
Kimbrau711/
Chimbri711/
Coumbre711/
Conbrat711/
Kimbras711/
Combrio711/
Combrot711/
Chimbre711/
Coinbro711/
Combrey710/
Kimbrea710/
Cambraia673,108/
Combroux67140/
Chambray6758/
Cambrais6755/
Kotimbre6711/
Kacimbro679/
Kimbratt677/
Kocembra671/
Combretd671/
Kasimbra671/
Kimbrach670/
Combrech670/

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